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Genocide Definition

Genocide Definition is a theoretical construct in genocide studies that specifies the essential criteria distinguishing acts of genocide from other forms of mass violence, thereby serving as a foundational framework for identifying, analyzing, and prosecuting genocidal practices within international law and social science research.

323

Publications

19.5K

Citations

293

Authors

135

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

36

Parents

Publications

323

The Rwanda Crisis: History of a Genocide

Gail M. Gerhart, Gérard Prunier, Alain Destexhe · Foreign Affairs · 1996 · 1.2K citations

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The Order of Genocide: Race, Power, and War in Rwanda

Nicolas van de Walle, Scott Straus · Foreign Affairs · 2006 · 623 citations

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Genocide: Its Political Use in the Twentieth Century

John C. Campbell, Leo Kuper · Foreign Affairs · 1982 · 531 citations

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Genocide: a comprehensive introduction

Choice Reviews Online · 2007 · 368 citations

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Toward Empirical Theory of Genocides and Politicides: Identification and Measurement of Cases Since 1945

Barbara Harff, Ted Robert Gurr · International Studies Quarterly · 1988 · 337 citations

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Authors

293

  1. WA
    William A. Schabas

    Ollscoil na Gaillimhe – University of Galway, Ireland

    8 publications · 154 citations

    8

    h-index

  2. SS
    Scott Straus

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    7 publications · 1.1K citations

    7

    h-index

  3. DS
    Dan Stone

    Royal Holloway University of London, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 126 citations

    4

    h-index

  4. CC
    Claudia Card

    University of Wisconsin–Madison, United States

    3 publications · 189 citations

    3

    h-index

  5. KJ
    Kurt Jonassohn

    Queen's University, Canada

    3 publications · 422 citations

    3

    h-index

1–5 of 293

Institutions

135

  1. University of South Florida

    Tampa, United States

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    242 citations

  2. University of Wisconsin–Madison

    Madison, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    502 citations

  3. Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights

    Utrecht, Netherlands

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    101 citations

  4. University of Sussex

    Brighton, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    140 citations

  5. Georgetown University

    Washington, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    103 citations

  6. University of London

    London, United Kingdom

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    319 citations

  7. Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University

    Balashikha, Russia

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    122 citations

  8. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    442 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Genocide Research

    51 publications · 2.2K citations

    28

    h-index

  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 35 publications · 3.4K citations

    26

    h-index

  3. Genocide Studies and Prevention

    GSP · 18 publications · 672 citations

    14

    h-index

  4. Journal of International Criminal Justice

    JICJ · 9 publications · 301 citations

    9

    h-index

  5. Foreign Affairs

    9 publications · 3.2K citations

    9

    h-index

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